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The best content is the behind-the-scenes look at the campaign and the election itself, with some detailed anecdotes. Some of that must have been painful to write. The narrative's prose is basic, often along the lines of I did this, and that happened, which followed the structure of the daily countdown.

Unfortunately for her and the reader, there is the general lack of self-awareness and insight that comes through. Things that go wrong are the fault of others. Biden's staff treated her poorly, and wouldn't give her things to do where she could "win." She whines about how her husband late in the stressful campaign did not plan anything for her birthday. Twice advisor David Plouffe bluntly tells her, "People hate Joe Biden," leaving her baffled. And so on.

I don't think even her fans who read this book would be especially impressed. The text won't help her status should she run again. Joe and Jill Biden don't look so good, either. Small and insecure, and disrespectful toward her loyalty to them. However, it's easy to understand this from election night, when apparent defeat looms:

All I could do was repeat over and over, "My God, my God, what will happen to our country?"